Dimensions |
B057 |
|
Type |
Metric |
Length of Gundeck |
159' 81/2" |
Imperial Feet |
48.67 |
Length of Keel |
131' 3" |
Imperial Feet |
40.01 |
Breadth |
44' 4" |
Imperial Feet |
13.51 |
Depth in Hold |
19' 0" |
Imperial Feet |
5.79 |
Draught Forward |
10' 8" |
Imperial Feet |
3.25 |
Draught Aft |
16' 91/2" |
Imperial Feet |
5.11 |
Burthen |
1,37214/94 |
Tons BM |
|
Armament |
1774 |
Broadside Weight = 600 |
B057 |
Lower Gun Deck |
26 |
British 24-Pounder |
Upper Gun Deck |
26 |
British 18-Pounder |
Quarterdeck |
10 |
British 9-Pounder |
Forecastle |
2 |
British 9-Pounder |
Crew |
Date |
Men |
Notes |
Source |
1774 |
500 |
Establishment |
B057 |
Service Record |
Date |
Notes |
Source |
1776/05/11 |
Sailed for North America |
B057 |
1776/07/30 |
Completed at Woolwich at a cost of £22,552.10.7d to build, 5,283.15 for masts and £7,093.19.1d for fitting |
B057 |
1776/09/06 |
Attacked by the submersible Turtle in New York harbour |
B057 |
1778/07/22 |
At Sandy Hook |
B057 |
1778/09/25 |
Sailed for home |
B057 |
1778/12 |
Began refitting at Portsmouth |
B057 |
1779/02 |
Completed refitting at Portsmouth at a cost of £7,469.3.10d |
B057 |
1780/03/07 |
Sailed for the East Indies |
B057 |
1780/12/08 |
Present at the destruction of shipping at Mangalore |
B057 |
1783/01 |
Coppered at Bombay |
B057 |
1786/01 |
Retruned home and was paid off |
B057 |
1794/03 |
Fitted as a lazarette at Chatham |
B057 |
1796/06 |
Recommissioned as a prison ship inthe Medway |
B057 |
1800/08/15 |
Renamed Buckingham |
B057 |
1802/04 |
Paid off |
B057 |
1803/07 |
Recommissioned as a prison ship at Gillingham |
B057 |
1806 |
Prison ship at Chatham |
B057 |
Fleets |
Fleet Title |
Commander |
Date From |
Date To |
Source |
No Fleets Listed |
No Notes Entered
Sources |
Id |
Link or Description |
Author |
B064 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 |
Rif Winfield |
B057 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 |
Rif Winfield |
Last Updated :2008/12/24 at 22:44:36 by Cy
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